Twice the fun - and problems - in sequel

THREE decades in and a couple of dozen films later, 59-year-old Hong Kong director Johnnie To still defies categorisation - not that it's a good thing for a filmmaker to be pigeonholed, but for someone who has dabbled in every imaginable genre and is as prolific, it's not entirely surprising that he's had his fair share of hits and misses. In other words, he entertains the masses as often as he sometimes also frustrates them.

In his farcical 2011 rom-com Don't Go Breaking My Heart (co-directed with regular collaborator Wai Ka-Fai), the award-winning auteur tackled a mainstream genre after years of dabbling in gangster dramas. Its box-office success probably has something to do with To coming up with Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2. The sequel not only rounds up the old cast, but even throws in Hong Kong's Miriam…